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TABLE 3 
AVERAGE FIXED CHARGES FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS IN STATE 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, UNITED STATES 1900-25 1 
rs u. ui 
Department Institutions Charge Per Student for an Academic Year Increase 
1900-01 1905-06 1910-11 1915-16 1920-21 1921-22 1924-25 U900-25) 
Average $48 $50 $56 $61 $83 $90 $91 $43 
Arts & Science.. 24 16 20 22 24 39 47 44 28 
Law 18 51 47 53 52 64 79 74 23 
Medicine 14 79 68 83 91 140 139 134 55 
Engineering .... 16 30 34 33 33 49 57 54 24 
Pharmacy 9 35 47 45 45 59 69 69 34 
Dentistry 6 78 86 102 119 149 150 171 93 
1 Compiled from data adapted front Thurber, Op. Cit., pp. 48, 51, 52, 55 and 57 (and 
brought up to date). 
TABIyE 3A 
AVERAGE FIXED CHARGES FOR NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS IN 
STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
UNITED STATES 1900-25 1 
Departments Institutions Charge Per Student for 
1900-01 1905-06 1910-11 1915-16 
an Academic Year 
1920-21 1921-22 1924-25 
Increase 
(1900-25) 
Average 
$57 
$61 
$67 
$77 
$95 
$131 
$136 
$79 
Arts & Science.. 
24 
27 
42 
44 
52 
75 
106 
85 
58 
18 
53 
49 
63 
67 
93 
110 
111 
57 
Medicine 
14 
83 
70 
84 
97 
153 
182 
181 
97 
Engineering .... 
16 
53 
64 
55 
59 
85 
104 
93 
40 
Pharmacy 
9 
43 
51 
49 
55 
70 
90 
121 
78 
Dentistry 
6 
81 
88 
108 
134 
177 
188 
223 
142 
1 Compiled from 
brought up to date). 
data 
adapted 
from Thurber, 
Op. Cit., 
pp. 48, 
51, 52, 
55, and 
57 (and